The Union Township Board of Trustees are designating April 9, 2008, as Matt Maupin Day in Union Township.

The proclamation will be made at the trustees’ regular board meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at Township Hall, Civic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Road.

In the proclamation, the Board of Trustees will request all Union Township government flags be flown at half-staff, and urge that all citizens participate in a moment of silent reflection at 12:30 p.m. April 9, the approximate time of Staff Sgt. Maupin’s capture outside Baghdad, Iraq.